Financial Systems in Developing Economies

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Using the Townsend Thai Data, this book explores growth, inequality, and policy evaluation in Thailand.

Unique in its approach and in the variety of methods and data employed, Financial Systems in Developing Economies: Growth, Inequality, and Policy Evaluation in Thailand
is the first of its kind to provide an in-depth evaluation of the financial
system of Thailand, a proto-typical Asian developing economy.

Using a wealth of primary source qualitative and quantitative data, including survey data collected
by Robert M. Townsend, it evaluates the impact of specific financial institutions, markets for credit and insurance, and government policies on growth, inequality,
and poverty at the macro, regional, and village level in Thailand.

Useful not only as a guide to the Thai economy but more importantly as a means of assessing the
impact that financial institutions and policy variation can have at the macro- and micro-level, including the distribution of gains and losses, this book is
invaluable to academics and policymakers with an interest in development finance.

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